As the government rolled to a stop, beginning at midnight Tuesday, a new poll shows that Americans know exactly which side of the political aisle bears the greater share of the blame. In a new CNN poll, 69 percent of Americans — including 52 percent of self-identified Tea Party supporters — believe that Congressional Republicans are “acting like spoiled children.” …

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the Bl …

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ****** PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Of all the responsibilities the Constitution endows to Congress, two should be fairly simple: pass a budget, and pay America’s bills. But if the United States Congress does not fulfill its responsibility to pass a budget today, …

The wife of Woodrow Karey, 53, (pictured left) filed a rape complaint against Pastor Ronald Harris, Sr., 53, (pictured right) on Sept. 25, two days before her husband walked into Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center in Lake Charles, La., and shot and killed him while he was preaching in front of the congregation, said Calcasieu Parish …

(AP) — Officials say a commuter train was likely unmanned when it crashed into another train outside Chicago during morning rush hour. Chicago Transit Authority spokeswoman Lambrini Lukidis said video from the scene shows no driver at the controls of an empty train that crashed into another train carrying passengers Monday morning. …

(AP) — From New York’s Liberty Island to Alaska’s Denali National Park, the U.S. government closed its doors as a bitter budget fight idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers and halted all but the most critical government services for the first time in nearly two decades. …

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy is expected to endorse Benny N. Napoleon’s Five-Point Crime Reduction Plan and his candidacy for mayor of the city of Detroit tomorrow afternoon. She joins other law enforcement supporters of Napoleon’s plan that include Mark Young, president of the Detroit Police Lieutenant and Sergeants Association; Mark Dia…

The Lions put up 27 points in the second quarter on Sunday on their way to a 40-32 victory over the Chicago Bears. The score doesn’t reflect the Lions domination of the Bears. Chicago scored 16 points in the last four minutes of the game.In the second quarter, the Lions were able to score three touchdowns between 6:09 and 2:43 remaining. …